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synthetic

artificial, man-made ( nhân tạo)

dye

nhuộm

curiosity

sự ham biết; sự tò mò

prompt

thôi thúc, thúc giục, thúc đẩy

stumbling upon

vấp phải

run-down

sự suy sút dần, sự suy giảm dần

functional

thiết dụng

solidified

được hoá cứng

enthusiasm

sự nhiệt tình

immersed in

đắm mình trong, mải mê (công việc, suy nghĩ)

devotion

lòng thương yêu sâu sắc; sự tận tụy; lòng trung thành

perceive

thấy; nhận thấy; cảm nhận

eminent

nổi tiếng; nổi bật

fired

inspire, excite, arouse

enrolment,

sự ghi tên [cho] vào, sự kết nạp

note

sự lưu ý, sự chú ý

breakthrough

advance, innovation,  revolution, new idea, invention

fame

reputation, recognition, celebrity # obscurity

fortune

wealth, riches, opulence, prosperity  #poverty

quinine

a drug used for treating fevers,  especially malaria

viable

= feasible, possible, successful

treatment

cure, medicine, therapy

malaria

a disease that is common in hot  countries and that you get when a type of  mosquito bites you

derive from

originate, develop, come from

bark

the outer covering of a tree

native to

existing naturally in a place

surpass

transcend, exceed, go beyond 

desirability

something that is desirable is  worth having or doing

substitute

alternate, replacement

be moved

to make someone feel strong  emotions

take up

start, accept, engage in

assure

ensure, promise, confirm,  guarantee.

relatively

something that is relatively  small, easy etc is fairly small, easy etc  compared to other things

fierce

strong, intense, severe #gentle

objection

opposition, doubt, concern

mentor

adviser, tutor, guide

give birth to

the time when something  new starts to exist

set up

establish, start, organize

utilise

use, apply, exploit, make use of

plentiful

more than enough in quantity

boost

increase, improvement, enhancement

empress

queen, ruler, monarch, king

flatter

to make someone look as  attractive as they can

shade

hue, tint, color

not to be outdone

in order not to let  someone else do better or seem better than  you

gown

a long dress that a woman wears on  formal occasions

be all the rage

to be very popular or  fashionable

bold

very strong or bright so that you notice  them

clamour for

to demand something loudly.

go back to the drawing board

if you go  back to the drawing board, you start again with  a completely new plan or idea, after the one  you tried before has failed

achieve

attain, get, reach

merely

only, just, simply

vital

very important, crucial, necessary, central.

stain

mark, spot

crucial

vital, very important, central

pleasing to

giving pleasure, enjoyment, or  satisfaction

Extra-terrestrial

relating to things that exist outside the earth

haunt

to cause problems for someone over a long period of time

poised on the brink/edge of something  

completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon

civilisation

a society that is well  organized and developed, used especially  about a particular society in a particular  place or at a particular time

intermittently

sporadically= stopping  and starting often and for short periods

determined

having a strong desire to do  something, so that you will not let anyone  stop you

primary

main, chief, key, principal, most  important.

curiosity

the desire to know about  something

drive

= push, impel, urge

pure science

a science depending on  deductions from demonstrated truths, such as  mathematics or logic, or studied without regard  to practical applications

evolve

develop, change, grow, progress

foster

promote, encourage.

life form

any living thing

detection

discovery, finding

sufficient

enough, plenty, adequate

a cog in the machine/wheel

someone who  only has a small unimportant job in a large  organization

push smt out

to produce large quantities of  something

threat

danger, risk, menace

survival

existence, being #death

tenuous

uncertain, weak, vague

last

survive, live, endure

wipe something out

to destroy, remove, or  get rid of something completely

lifetime

lifespan, duration, lifecycle

expect

anticipate, await, wait for

mere

used to emphasize that something  which is small or not extreme has a big effect  or is important

optimism

a tendency to believe that good  things will always happen≠pessimism

pass smt on (to somebody)

to give  something to somebody else, especially after  receiving it or using it yourself

deal with

to take the necessary action,  especially in order to solve a problem

adopt

accept, assume, approve

ground rules

the basic rules or principles on  which future actions or behaviour should be  based

consider

think, believe, contemplate

evidence

proof, testimony, fact

bear

thought, comtemplation,  deliberation